Author: Johnny Green
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Cannabis Cosmetics Market Projected Value Is $22.43 By 2029
The cannabis plant and the cannabinoids that it contains are being used as inputs for more and more products with every passing year, including cosmetics and skin care products. The cannabis cosmetics sector of the emerging legal cannabis industry is one of the most promising parts of the global market right now. “The cannabis cosmetics…
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How Much Was The Legal Global Cannabis Industry Worth In 2024?
The emerging legal cannabis industry is spreading to every corner of the globe. While some countries continue to prohibit cannabis, a handful of countries have now adopted national adult-use cannabis legalization measures, many more have legalized medical cannabis, and even more countries than that now allow industrial hemp production and commerce. Determining the overall value…
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Cannabis Packaging Market Projected To Reach $24.6 Billion By 2034
A growing number of jurisdictions around the world now permit some level of cannabis commerce, especially medical cannabis commerce. While industry rules and regulations vary from market to market, a consistent requirement pertains to packaging. Legal cannabis industry products are almost always required to be contained in child-resistant packaging, and packaging typically has to adhere…
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Cannabis Pharmaceuticals Projected To Reach $72.7 Billion By 2030
The cannabis pharmaceutical sector is growing at an impressive rate, thanks in large part to the spread of medical cannabis reform around the globe. Many medical cannabis programs around the world limit legal medical cannabis patient options to pharmaceuticals only. According to a recent market analysis by Research and Markets, “the global market for cannabis…
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How Many Cannabis Consumers Are There In Slovenia?
Slovenia recently became the latest European country to adopt a modernized medical cannabis program. Earlier this month, Slovenia’s National Assembly approved a historic medical cannabis measure that will significantly overhaul the nation’s medical cannabis laws and regulations. Once the measure is implemented, Slovenia will be home to the most progressive medical cannabis laws and regulations…
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Washington’s Cannabis Compliance Rate Is Better Than Alcohol’s
Washington State voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization in 2012, making it one of the first states in the U.S. to do so. Washington was joined by Colorado in approving recreational cannabis legalization on Election Day 2012. Legal sales of adult-use cannabis products began in Washington in mid-2014, and since that time, the state’s emerging legal…
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Oregon Harvested 12.3 Million Pounds Of Legal Cannabis In 2024
Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize cannabis possession when state lawmakers passed a measure in 1973. Oregon was the second state to adopt a medical cannabis legalization measure (1998), only behind the State of California (1996). Volunteering for Oregon’s medical cannabis legalization campaign is how I got my start as a…
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New Processing Center Will Boost South Dakota Hemp Industry
Intoxicating hemp products like drinks and other consumables seem to be getting most of the attention in the media and political circles these days. However, the hemp plant has far more uses than just making pre-rolls and beverages. South Dakota currently produces more industrial hemp than any other state in the U.S., and a new…
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How Many Hemp Retailer Licenses Has Rhode Island Issued?
It is no secret that intoxicating hemp products have increased in availability and popularity across the United States in recent years, including in Rhode Island. The rise in intoxicating hemp products was the result of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp cultivation nationwide. Regulators in Rhode Island recently announced that they will be pausing…
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Global Hemp Fiber Market May Surpass $30.13 Billion By 2033
Humans have a long history of making use of hemp fiber. In fact, archaeologists have discovered pieces of woven hemp fabric from ancient Mesopotamia in what is modern-day Iraq and Iran that date back to 8,000 BCE. Zoom forward to modern times, and hemp fiber is a booming sector of the global industrial hemp industry.…